Publications from SustainSahel

The report summarizes findings from the SustainSAHEL project's 2024 market and social factors survey, highlighting barriers, opportunities, and policy recommendations for agroforestry adoption across seven Sahelian sites. Emphasis is placed on market structures, social dynamics, gender roles, and recommendations from local stakeholders to improve agricultural resilience and market integration. Included is a note on the notion of social facts and social phenomena as distinct from bio-physical ones.

Most respondents were involved in the project and based in one of the seven areas or Living labs. This report is the result of a collaborative effort within the SustainSAHEL project, with special thanks to the site managers, enumerators, and all respondents who shared their insights and experiences. The analysis also benefited from the integration of AI-assisted qualitative tools, which enabled the team to process and interpret a complex dataset efficiently.

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The Agroecological transition of food systems in Africa Evidence for research and development policies in Africa-EU collaboration conference briefing presents key findings and recommendations from nine multi-actor transnational research and development projects focused on agroecological and organic farming practices in Africa. These results provide compelling evidence of the transformative potential of agroecology and organic farming, demonstrating their crucial role in driving the transition to more sustainable food systems.

This publication summarises the scientific evidence presented on the 6th of May, 2025 in Brussel, Belgium at the event: Science-Policy event on Agroecological Transition for Africa from nine EU-Africa collaborative projects - funded by Horizon 2020, DeSIRA EU, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

Orgprints.org: orgprints.org/id/eprint/55526 

Six posters were developed and locally disseminated in the Sahel:

Download them directly on Zenodo.org:

• Application of medicinal trees and shrubs to treat gastrointestinal nematode infestations
• Improving yields by integrating a diversity of shrubs or trees into crop fields
• Improved formulations for mulching on site - Burkina Faso
• Farmer mulching of shrub biomass in sorghum plots in the Saria area of Burkina Faso
• Mulching with millet residues in Niakhar, Senegal

• Mulching with Guiera Senegalensis in Niakhar, Senegal

   

The fold-out flyer, available in French. What is featured in the publication:

• Benefits of incorporating trees and shrubs,
• good management practices,
• the importance of mulching,
• beneficial shrub and and trees species are shown with pictures,
• the importance of agroforestry to combat desertification, and
• a large illustration showing an example agroforestry system in the Sahel

Zenodo.org: Flyer with instructions on printing